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You know how it works by now 67

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Today:

But that’s only fair, because after all – oh:

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The rules where you are 219

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

Well well, look who suddenly believes in second referendums.

It’s fascinating to note how you can completely reverse Kezia Dugdale’s position on the subject simply by substituting the word “Scotland” for the words “the UK” in that second tweet, and imagine she was talking about the independence march in heavily-Remain-voting Edinburgh earlier this month instead of the (proportionately smaller) one in London yesterday.

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Friends like ours 295

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

Misery demands company 227

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

The good, the bad and the other one 672

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

(We apologise for the late arrival of this week’s toon, due to MI5 on the line, probably.)

Ship of fools 179

Posted on October 06, 2018 by

One tired eyebrow 536

Posted on October 01, 2018 by

We honestly don’t think they even see it, folks.

We truly don’t.

For the bendy, not the few 59

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

Where’s Richey? 224

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

We’ve been watching the Labour Party annual conference today, at which North British Branch Office manager Richard Leonard apparently gave a speech.

Unfortunately the BBC News coverage wasn’t very helpful with its captioning, so we have no idea which of the people below is him. Can anyone help?

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Lord Of The Fruit Flies 340

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Labour policy, Thursday morning:

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Theresa May’s Masterplan 179

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Everybody but you 256

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

There’s a fascinating piece in the Guardian this morning.

It reveals that in attempting to solve the unsolvable Irish border problem, the EU’s Brexit negotiators are – at the UK’s behest – trying to come up with a plan which would preclude its use for Scotland in the event of independence.

That’s an entirely legitimate course of action. Having lacked the courage to establish itself as a nation, Scotland shouldn’t expect to be treated as one by either the EU or the UK (which has demonstrated its contempt by flatly refusing Scotland any voice in negotiations). The EU is quite properly, and admirably stoutly, defending the interests of its member state, Ireland. Would that Scotland had such clout.

But it’s worth taking a second to ponder what it all means.

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